https://twitter.com/KazoWAR/status/798043449102569472
>i just tested a pikachu from AS and it evovled to alolan raichu.
>pikachu is already in its normal form, its evolution method forces a form change.
So, you can get regular forms by giving the non-Alolan parent an Everstone.
But since Cubone, Pikachu, and Exeggcute don't have Alola forms, they evolve into their Alolan forms regardless of their origin.
So basically, both the regular and Alolan forms of every other Alola form Pokemon will be legal in VGC2017, but only the Alolan forms of Raichu, Exeggutor, and Marowak will be legal, because it's impossible to get Alola-born versions of their normal forms.
It's not like you would want to use the regular forms anyway
Evolve it holding an everstone
>>29899339
> Evolve it
> Holding Everstone
>>29899320
lightningrod regular marowak would be usable given how many scrubs are going to think a-raichu+koko is the best option for VGC
>>29899396
Alolan Marowak is also immune to Electric though
As of Gen 5, Lightning Rod doesn't just draw Electric-type attacks to you, it makes you completely immune to them and boosts your Special Attack
>>29899396
Isnt A-Marowak better for that anyway? He also resist Fairy
Don't these three alolan pokemon have different evolution conditions than their normal counterpart? So you can pick which one you want?
How are you going to get Alola forms in future gens?
>>29899358
Two of those are stone evolutions. Could work.
>>29899413
Safari Zone
>>29899410
No
Alolan Raichu uses Thunder Stone
Alolan Exeggutor uses Leaf Stone
Cubone evolves into Alolan Marowak at level 28 at night
>>29899410
I thought Raichu was still Thunderstone
>>29899408
Norma Marowak is still better because it kills them with ground stab.
>>29899413
Safari Zone, all of the Pokemon there are imported. They can just import variants from other regions.
>>29899426
>Alola Golem is still a trade evolution
>>29899443
There's an in-game trade for it.
Haunter for Alolan Graveler, which then evolves into Alolan Golem.
>>29899410
Pokemon Bank
>>29899410
Pikachu, Cubone, and Exeggcute all have a flag that forces them to evolve into their Alolan forms regardless of what region they were caught in.
>>29899426
>Tsareena
>evolves by knowing Stomp
>with that design
I see what you did there, Game Freak.
>>29899409
I think he's better anyway, but it's worth noting that Tapu Koko doesn't really have a good fairy stab - dazzling gleam is its only option, coming off that lacklustre 95 SpA